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Niagara Falls
is the collective name for three waterfalls
that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States;
more specifically, between the province of Ontario and the state of New York. Located
on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined
falls form the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world, with a vertical
drop of more than 165 feet. Source
Autumn,
interchangeably known as fall in
the US and Canada, is one of the four temperate seasons.
Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter, in September or March when the arrival of night becomes noticeably
earlier and the temperature cools considerably. The word autumn comes from the ancient Etruscan
root autu- and has within it
connotations of the passing of the year. It was
borrowed by the neighbouring Romans, and became the Latin word autumnus. Source
Autumn,
interchangeably known as fall in
the US and Canada, is one of the four temperate seasons.
Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter, in September or March when the arrival of night becomes noticeably
earlier and the temperature cools considerably. One of its main features is the
shedding of leaves from deciduous trees as they pave way for further growth. Source
The Montmorency Falls is a large waterfall on the Montmorency River in Quebec, Canada. The falls are located on the boundary between the borough of Beauport, Quebec City, and Boischatel, about 12 km from the heart of old Quebec City. The area surrounding the falls is protected within the Montmorency Falls Park. The falls, at 84 meters high and 46 meters wide, are the highest in the province of Quebec and 30 meters higher than Niagara Falls. Source
The Clutha River is the second longest river in New Zealand and the longest in the South Island. It flows south-southeast 338 kilometres through Central and South Otago from Lake Wanaka in the Southern Alps to the Pacific Ocean, 75 kilometres south west of Dunedin. It is the highest volume river in New Zealand, and the swiftest, with a catchment of 21,960 square kilometres, discharging a mean flow of 614 cubic metres per second. The Clutha River is known for its scenery, gold-rush history, and swift turquoise waters. Source
Autumn, interchangeably known as fall in the US and Canada, is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter, in September. Some cultures regard the autumnal equinox as "mid-autumn", others with a temperature lag treat it as the start of autumn. Meteorologists use a definition based on months, with autumn being September, October and November in the northern hemisphere, and March, April and May in the southern hemisphere. Source
